Monday, August 15, 2011

I made s'mores cupcakes recently, and have been asked for the recipe so many times I thought I would post it here. I'm not a huge cupcake fan, but I ate seven of these! They were super delicious and not even that hard.

1 box of chocolate cake mix. (I used milk chocolate cake mix)

1 1/2 cups Graham Cracker crumbs

5 tablespoons butter, melted

Semi-sweet Chocolate Chip Morsels

Mini marshmallows

Hershey Bars

Frosting

1 jar marshmallow creme (7 oz)

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 cups powdered sugar

1 or 2 tsp milk

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners. In a bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter (you can add 1/4 cup sugar to this if you want the crust a bit sweeter. I only added the butter.) Add approximately 1 tablespoon of crumbs to the bottom of each muffin cup. Use a small circular object to press the crumbs evenly into the bottom of each liner (I used a baby bottle which was the perfect size.) Bake for 5 minutes and remove from the oven.

2. Add a few semi-sweet chocolate chip morsels on top of the crust in each cup. Then add 3 mini marshmallows toward the center.

3. Add the cake mixture evenly to the cups, filling each about 3/4 of the way full and bake according to package instructions until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for about 5 minutes in the pan and then cool completely on a wire rack.

4. Remove lid and foil from jar of marshmallow creme. Soften marshmallow creme for easy removal from jar, by placing in the microwave on high for 15-20 seconds. In a large bowl, beat marshmallow creme, butter and powdered sugar on low speed until blended. Beat in enough milk, 1/2 tsp at a time, to make desired consistency. After cupcakes have cooled, pipe frosting on top.

5. You can 'toast' the marshmallow frosting with a kitchen torch or just top with a rectangle of Hershey's chocolate.

I got my inspiration for these cupcakes off of a recipe I found at Three Pixie Lane, although I did modify the recipe slightly.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

There is a ton to do in Utah County this week! Check out my calendar HERE to see everything. There are a bunch of free things. Get some last minute activities in with your kids this summer before school starts next week!

*I suggest viewing the calendar in "Agenda" mode so you can read everything easier.*